Wanting to Move home but giving up on a great career

Fefee

Thanks trailingspouse for your replies.
As im home 4 times a year for 3 weeks at a time plus weekends I have a good of what life would be like . When im home I go to the theatre and cinema wich is lovely to get some time .
We also go out a lot with friends to their houses everyone brings there kids and has a brilliant night.
I have plenty of friends in England , out everyday at playgroups and know everyone in the village . Also run baby massage classes so its mire I think my friends back I just have alit mire fun with them .
Money wise we could be morgage free , I can work as a nanny and be doing airbnb aswell.
We are not going to sell home so could come back .
I would also love another baby but I would nt risk as it was so difficult with out family and close friends to call on.

enthusiasticsaver

I think you should look into pitfalls of renting as it is not always easy. What happens if your tenants won't pay?

Fefee

We will living with our inl aws so it wouldnt be that bad but obviously crappy thing to happen. We will have it looked after by a rental agency.

Scottie_dog

Hi I just want to give some advice on your air Bnb idea. My mum currently rents out a house she owns as a holiday let (not air Bnb, a different agency). My mum lives next door to the house she rents out. My mum spends 6 hours cleaning the 1 bedroom house every week after the guests have left, before the new guests arrive. Most people look after the property but some do not. At all. My mum renovated the whole property and spent a fortune. The first guests dropped something on the newly tiled floor and chipped 3 tiles. The floor was very expensive and my mum was gutted. Just a word of caution, based on experience.

lynz68

You seem to have decided that you're coming home.

Do your research into what's involved in being a Landlord it's not just as simple as handing it over to an agency to look after you still have a lot of responsibilities.

Start looking at the job market in the area where your going to be living just to get an idea of what type of salary you can expect. It's not that hard to do ..... Google was invented for a reason.

Also think about what happens if your husband doesn't get a job reasonably quick how long are you prepared to wait?

Living with in-laws can be stressful for all parties after a period of time visiting is one thing but moving in with no end in sight can cause issues no matter how well you get on.

You can't just focus on getting home you need to plan for what happens when you are here not just the social aspect but jobs, house of your own and what happens if your still in the same position after a year.

[Deleted User]

Its a letting agency. Renting a property is possibly a bit more complicated than you presently think. You realise that you will still have responsibility for making sure you run the business legitimately even if you use a letting agency (LA)? You, for example, will be responsible for repairs, protecting the deposit, registering as a LL if you need to do that where you live. You will have to pay tax on the income. LA's might reference the tenant through an agency.., these sorts of checks are not always thorough enough in eliminating the tenants you don't want.

What will you do if the tenant not only doesn't pay rent but creates £20k worth of damage? It does happen.

How will you know to recognise a good LA from a bad one? Again, they exist?

Are there any motor sports teams working in Ireland? Would your husband have transferable skills that might get him a different sort of job that might be more easily available?

csgohan4

A new home doesn't earn you money, a good job does.


Is it worth sacrificing a god salary to be poorer and therefore unable to spend much on socialising when back home??? Can you really afford to go out that much and go to fancy restaurants on just 1.1k a month??


Having a poor salary can also be unhappy. I moved away from London away from all my friends for a better job/ reduced cost of living in order to enjoy my life, than worry about the next bill or pay day.


Friends change all the time, especially when they get married and move away themselves. You will be sorely disappointed when you go home and find they have their own friendship circles and you may be left out.


Don't put all your eggs in one basket as you setting yourself for disappointment. Coming home a few times a year is different to wanting to spend more time with your friends, they have their own lives and friends too now.


Forge stronger friendships with the ones you have at the moment. It goes both ways, rather than reminiscing what could have been in Ireland.

Fefee

Thanks for all your replies , its give me alot of things to think about .
I feel i guess it comes down to either staying put and try accept life over here.
Or
Do the year in Ireland whilst keeping my home and if grass isn't greener pack up and come back
Or
My dream
Hubby gets a job , 1600 to 2000 roughly
Airbnb brings in £300 _£500 per month
My baby massage business is bringing in money
Nany job 20hrs per week , £900 per month
We have £150 for house

[Deleted User]

Am I the only one who thinks there is nothing wrong with your life in England, you have everything that most people want including friends. My concern is that you are ' romanticising' life in Ireland and also your intended income streams are so ' bitty'.

A big emphasis has been placed on the Irish social life but that will be hard on possible just £1100 per month, lack of money brings tensions and is hubby going to be happy losing his status job with F1 to becoming just a n other mechanic, its a big ask of someone.

Personally I wouldnt do it unless circumstances forced your hand.

agrinnall

I'm afraid to say that if you force your husband to choose whether to give up what is probably his dream job and move back to Ireland with you or to stay in England and keep his job that the job may win. This is only secondarily a housing issue, the primary issue is a relationship one, and would probably be better discussed on another board.